POLITICO's Mike Allen reports: "Ed Pagano, Chief of Staff to Sen. Patrick Leahy since 2005, starts next week as Deputy Assistant to the President and Senate Liaison. Pagano bio: 'He advised Senator Leahy on the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act, the first reform of the patent system in 60 years, and the hearings and confirmations of Supreme Court Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan. He previously served as Senior Counsel on the Senate Judiciary Committee from 1997 … Pagano is a graduate of the University of Vermont (1985), where he played power forward for four years on the varsity basketball team, and Fordham University School of Law (1990).'"

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